Colorado Gold Mining

oh Colorado,

what delight you took

in misery then,

lying shattered and ruined,

yet there remained time,

as the future appeared

full of endless dreams

and possibilities,

in the middle of

ancient temples ripe for

the ransacking;

in the morning,

you walked into the

dark and empty streets,

waiting for a Denver sunrise

which never came,

boarding a bus

for the ride to Greeley,

which never seemed longer;

the pawn brokers had little sympathy

for lost love and broken memories,

offering only a pittance,

but you were glad to take it;

even dead men

have to eat.

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